Emily Elizabeth is managing director US at MTL Precision and she recently wrote an article for Quality.

Michelle Bangert, managing editor of Quality, sat down with Sainyam Arora, our 2026 Quality Rookie of the Year, at the MAX event in Nashville.

Dilip Shah is the president of E=mc3 Solutions, and he sat down with Michelle Bangert at the MAX Show in Nashville to talk about his presentation there and more.

Denise Hall is the president and CEO of Peak Performance, which is a workforce training and consulting firm helping manufacturers achieve operational excellence. Peak Performance also operates the U.S. Smart Manufacturing Institute, which is part of a global network of institutes. She sat down with Michelle Bangert at the MAX Show in Nashville.

Heather Wade is our 2026 Quality Professional of the Year, as well as the president of the Heather Wade Group.

Lucy Roche is an ASQ-certified Six Sigma black belt with a master's degree in chemical engineering and a PhD in systems engineering.